Macro development

Growth and the plant-size distribution over the long-run

(with Jonas Gathen , 2022)

In this paper, we study the link between rapid economic growth and changes in the plant size distribution in Indonesia. We find that:

  • As output grew by a factor of twenty-five, the average plant size doubled and very large plants strongly increased their shares of output and employment.
  • The direct contribution of aggregate productivity for output growth in Indonesia is less than twelve percent.
  • Growth is driven by endogenous transition dynamics.

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Macro and Urban

The effects of infrastructure on firm dynamics and spatial productivity

(with Matias Busso , 2022)

In this paper we study the causal impact of the expansion of infrastructure on firm dynamics (very preliminary).